National Amateur Cup (Malta)

The National Amateur Cup is an annual knockout football competition that takes place in Malta.

National Amateur Cup
Founded2020
RegionMalta
Number of teams24
Qualifier forMaltese FA Trophy
Current championsŻabbar St. Patrick F.C.
Most successful club(s)Żabbar St. Patrick F.C. (1)
WebsiteOfficial page on MFA website
2020–21 National Amateur Cup (Malta)

The tournament is open to all the teams that take part in the National Amateur League, the third and last level of Maltese football and some teams from the Gozo Football League.

The teams that reach the semi-final stage are allowed to take part in the Maltese FA Trophy preliminary round.[1]

Format

The tournament was created in 2020, following a general restructuring of the Maltese football system by the Malta Football Association. It was decided to create a new single-elimination competition reserved for the teams from the lower categories.[1]

The first season of the cup started in October 2020[2] and it was interrupted and later declared cancelled on 9 April 2021 due to the decision of the MFA to stop all the competitions because of COVID-19 pandemic in Malta.[3] Munxar Falcons and Żebbuġ Rovers were the first two Gozitan teams that played in the competition.[4] The first actual winner of the competition was Żabbar St. Patrick, that won the cup in 2022.[5]

Winners and finalists
Season Winners Score Runners–up Venue
2020–21 Cancelled - Żurrieq F.C., Msida Saint-Joseph F.C. -
2021–22 Żabbar St. Patrick F.C. 6 - 2 Marsaskala F.C. Centenary Stadium

Performance by club
Club Wins First final won Last final won Runners-up Last final lost Total final appearances
Żabbar St. Patrick 1 2022 2022 0 1
Marsaskala 0 1 2022 1

References
  1. Busuttil, Antoine (10 June 2020). "CHANGES IN FORMAT FOR FA TROPHY; INTRODUCTION OF AMATEUR CUP". Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  2. "First edition of National Amateur Cup kicks off on Saturday". Malta Football Association. 26 October 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  3. "Sports ban forces termination of domestic competitions". Malta Football Association. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  4. Busuttil, Antoine (26 October 2020). "NATIONAL AMATEUR CUP 2020/21 PRELIMINARY ROUND AND ROUND OF 16 DRAWS". Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  5. Busuttil, Antoine (24 April 2022). "Zabbar St. Patrick stage brilliant comeback to claim National Amateur Cup". Retrieved 26 April 2022.


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